There's something for everyone at MTG Hawke's Bay, home of the region's taonga and other treasures. Explore the artefacts in the Maori gallery and discover the remarkable story of the region's recovery following the devastating earthquake of 1931. The museum also showcases changing exhibitions of art, culture and social history. MTG's Century Theatre features a varied programme of events, film, live theatre and music. You'll also find fun, interactive activities for children, a weekend Drop-In Zone, workshops for young and old alike, and school holiday programmes are offered throughout the year. Our exhibitions are drawn primarily from the Hawke's Bay Museum's Trust collection. Permanent exhibits on the 1931 earthquake and the region’s stunning Taonga Māori artifacts are supported by changing exhibitions in other gallery spaces. The museum's Main Foyer also boasts an ever-changing canvas for murals, sculptures and more.
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“Every so often, in a distant place, there comes into existence someone with individuality and refined genius. They live their life, not in a great city, at the centre of power. Instead in a quiet town… they choose to do their work: to solve problems with imagination, to create buildings of...
Date: Friday 24 May to Sunday 4 August
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“The outline of the hill turned into a giant serpent as it heaved up and down. The shock wave swept across it, creating a monster crossing the skyline.” - NG Bailey
At 10:47am on 3 February 1931, a devastating earthquake struck Hawke’s Bay. In that moment it seemed the end of the world had...
Date: Friday 24 May to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
From the onset of colonisation, European immigrants and their descendants have been bringing and maintaining their own culture in Aotearoa, including a characteristic art tradition.
These twelve artworks by five Pakeha painters illustrate the way in which people of European heritage in New...
Date: Friday 24 May to Saturday 30 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This stunning exhibition features a broad range of historic and contemporary taonga from the collection of the Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Ta-u-rangi.
Translated as 'always here', Tēnei Tonu shares diverse stories of local Iwi Ngati Kahungunu and their enduring connection to the...
Date: Friday 24 May to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Silver, valued for its rarity and attractive lustre, has for centuries been mined and formed into an extensive range of domestic, personal, religious, and ceremonial objects.
Silver is one of the most versatile and singular precious metals: it is malleable and ductile and has a relatively low...
Date: Friday 24 May to Tuesday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Project Banaba, by Banaban scholar and artist Katerina Teaiwa, explores how the island of Banaba was destroyed by phosphate mining during the 20th century, leading to the total relocation of its people on 15 December 1945.
Co-curated by Jess Mio and Yuki Kihara, this exhibition brings together...
Date: Friday 24 May to Sunday 1 September
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The House of Webb: a Victorian family's journey to Ormondville.
Follow the unusual journey of the Webb family as they leave their comfortable lifestyle in England and set out for New Zealand in 1884.
As a group of 14, they voyaged on board a vermin-infested ship to Napier, then onwards to...
Date: Friday 24 May to Sunday 3 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“Every so often, in a distant place, there comes into existence someone with individuality and refined genius. They live their life, not in a great city, at the centre of power. Instead in a quiet town… they choose to do their work: to solve problems with imagination, to create buildings of...
Date: Friday 24 May to Sunday 4 August
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“The outline of the hill turned into a giant serpent as it heaved up and down. The shock wave swept across it, creating a monster crossing the skyline.” - NG Bailey
At 10:47am on 3 February 1931, a devastating earthquake struck Hawke’s Bay. In that moment it seemed the end of the world had...
Date: Friday 24 May to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
From the onset of colonisation, European immigrants and their descendants have been bringing and maintaining their own culture in Aotearoa, including a characteristic art tradition.
These twelve artworks by five Pakeha painters illustrate the way in which people of European heritage in New...
Date: Friday 24 May to Saturday 30 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This stunning exhibition features a broad range of historic and contemporary taonga from the collection of the Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Ta-u-rangi.
Translated as 'always here', Tēnei Tonu shares diverse stories of local Iwi Ngati Kahungunu and their enduring connection to the...
Date: Friday 24 May to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Silver, valued for its rarity and attractive lustre, has for centuries been mined and formed into an extensive range of domestic, personal, religious, and ceremonial objects.
Silver is one of the most versatile and singular precious metals: it is malleable and ductile and has a relatively low...
Date: Friday 24 May to Tuesday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Project Banaba, by Banaban scholar and artist Katerina Teaiwa, explores how the island of Banaba was destroyed by phosphate mining during the 20th century, leading to the total relocation of its people on 15 December 1945.
Co-curated by Jess Mio and Yuki Kihara, this exhibition brings together...
Date: Friday 24 May to Sunday 1 September
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The House of Webb: a Victorian family's journey to Ormondville.
Follow the unusual journey of the Webb family as they leave their comfortable lifestyle in England and set out for New Zealand in 1884.
As a group of 14, they voyaged on board a vermin-infested ship to Napier, then onwards to...
Date: Friday 24 May to Sunday 3 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The Jazz Gala 2019.
Featuring from the USA Drummer Gregg Bissonette , Vocalists Glenn Walters and UK Trumpet Star Louis Dowdeswell.
Gregg Bissonette drummer for the Maynard Ferguson, David Lee Roth and Ringo Star’s Allstar Band.
One of Bissonette's first recordings is Brandon Field's The...
Date: Sunday 2 June
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join exhibition curator Gail Pope on a tour of our exhibition House of Webb: A Victorian Family’s Journey to Ormondville.
Gail will give you a wonderful insight into the journey of the Webb family as they leave their comfortable lifestyle in England and set out for New Zealand in 1884. Learn...
Date: Tuesday 4 June to Tuesday 1 October
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join curator Gail Pope and explore all things shiny in this exhibition that celebrates silver objects from our collection.
Silver, valued for its rarity and attractive lustre, has for centuries been mined and formed into an extensive range of domestic, personal, religious, and ceremonial...
Date: Tuesday 4 June to Tuesday 6 August
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Free public programme at our offsite storage facility in Ahuriri
Are you a picture person? Then join us on a tour of the diverse and extensive photographic collection. From daguerreotypes to carte de visite and packaging to pest management, you’ll learn about different photographic processes,...
Date: Tuesday 11 June
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Free public programme at our offsite storage facility in Ahuriri
Are you a picture person? Then join us on a tour of the diverse and extensive photographic collection. From daguerreotypes to carte de visite and packaging to pest management, you’ll learn about different photographic processes,...
Date: Tuesday 11 June
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Hope you can join us at for Pecha Kucha #29!
Come along and hear about the hopes, dreams and passions of a bunch of fabulous locals. Presentations begin at 6pm sharp. Admission is $7.00 per person at the door. Cash only please.
Date: Tuesday 11 June
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join our Curator for a lunch time walk discussing highlights of Napier City’s public art works.
Artworks included:
- Gold of the Kowhai
- Pin Wall
- Pania
- MTG Sea Wall
- 3 Sea Walls down by Rabbit Room
- Wave in Time art deco bronze sculpture
- Jacob Scott’s Napier Rebuilt...
Date: Wednesday 12 June to Wednesday 11 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
MTG’s Curator Māori Te Hira Henderson shares diverse stories of local Iwi Ngati Kahungunu and their enduring connection to the land through the historic and contemporary taonga from the collection of the Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Ta-u-rangi.
All welcome.
Meet in the Main Foyer.
Date: Thursday 13 June
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join a Museum Curator for a discussion of twelve landscape paintings from the museum collection, exploring what these artworks can tell us about Pākehā culture and their relationship with the land of Te Matau a Maui / Hawke’s Bay.
Free public programme. No booking required.
Please meet in...
Date: Thursday 20 June
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Digital Technologies: Free Teachers Workshop - Led by Te Papa.
Our workshops have a focus on filling your own kete of digital tools that you can take back to your school and implement immediately. It will support kaiako to assess and strengthen understandings of the new digital technologies and...
Date: Friday 21 June
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
A true “musical alchemist,” Francesco Turrisi is one of the most striking pianists to come out of the European jazz scene in the past decade.
Collaborations with the likes of Bobby McFerrin, The King’s Singers, Philippe Jaroussky, and Rhiannon Giddens illustrate a remarkable versatility....
Date: Friday 21 June
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This fundraiser is to help send our five Hawkes Bay teens to the USA in January 2020 for a Junior Theatre Celebration. These teens have been selected through auditions at the end of last year in Auckland as part of a nationwide celebration of musical theatre. They will travel to New York where...
Date: Thursday 27 June
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“Every so often, in a distant place, there comes into existence someone with individuality and refined genius. They live their life, not in a great city, at the centre of power. Instead in a quiet town… they choose to do their work: to solve problems with imagination, to create buildings of...
Date: Friday 24 May to Sunday 4 August
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“The outline of the hill turned into a giant serpent as it heaved up and down. The shock wave swept across it, creating a monster crossing the skyline.” - NG Bailey
At 10:47am on 3 February 1931, a devastating earthquake struck Hawke’s Bay. In that moment it seemed the end of the world had...
Date: Friday 24 May to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
From the onset of colonisation, European immigrants and their descendants have been bringing and maintaining their own culture in Aotearoa, including a characteristic art tradition.
These twelve artworks by five Pakeha painters illustrate the way in which people of European heritage in New...
Date: Friday 24 May to Saturday 30 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This stunning exhibition features a broad range of historic and contemporary taonga from the collection of the Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Ta-u-rangi.
Translated as 'always here', Tēnei Tonu shares diverse stories of local Iwi Ngati Kahungunu and their enduring connection to the...
Date: Friday 24 May to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Silver, valued for its rarity and attractive lustre, has for centuries been mined and formed into an extensive range of domestic, personal, religious, and ceremonial objects.
Silver is one of the most versatile and singular precious metals: it is malleable and ductile and has a relatively low...
Date: Friday 24 May to Tuesday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Project Banaba, by Banaban scholar and artist Katerina Teaiwa, explores how the island of Banaba was destroyed by phosphate mining during the 20th century, leading to the total relocation of its people on 15 December 1945.
Co-curated by Jess Mio and Yuki Kihara, this exhibition brings together...
Date: Friday 24 May to Sunday 1 September
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The House of Webb: a Victorian family's journey to Ormondville.
Follow the unusual journey of the Webb family as they leave their comfortable lifestyle in England and set out for New Zealand in 1884.
As a group of 14, they voyaged on board a vermin-infested ship to Napier, then onwards to...
Date: Friday 24 May to Sunday 3 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join exhibition curator Gail Pope on a tour of our exhibition House of Webb: A Victorian Family’s Journey to Ormondville.
Gail will give you a wonderful insight into the journey of the Webb family as they leave their comfortable lifestyle in England and set out for New Zealand in 1884. Learn...
Date: Tuesday 4 June to Tuesday 1 October
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join curator Gail Pope and explore all things shiny in this exhibition that celebrates silver objects from our collection.
Silver, valued for its rarity and attractive lustre, has for centuries been mined and formed into an extensive range of domestic, personal, religious, and ceremonial...
Date: Tuesday 4 June to Tuesday 6 August
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join our Curator for a lunch time walk discussing highlights of Napier City’s public art works.
Artworks included:
- Gold of the Kowhai
- Pin Wall
- Pania
- MTG Sea Wall
- 3 Sea Walls down by Rabbit Room
- Wave in Time art deco bronze sculpture
- Jacob Scott’s Napier Rebuilt...
Date: Wednesday 12 June to Wednesday 11 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Check out our latest exhibition with a guided talk and tour of Project Banaba.
During the tour you will be given an insight into the history of Banaba, an island in the Pacific Ocean which was destroyed by phosphate mining during the 20th century, leading to the total relocation of its people...
Date: Thursday 18 July
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Returning to the Bay, we have the popular NZ Mountain Film Festival National Tour with its amazing films celebrating outdoor adventurers getting out there and doing it!
Internationally recognised as one of the world’s premier mountain film festival events an audience can expect up-close...
Date: Saturday 20 July
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“Every so often, in a distant place, there comes into existence someone with individuality and refined genius. They live their life, not in a great city, at the centre of power. Instead in a quiet town… they choose to do their work: to solve problems with imagination, to create buildings of...
Date: Friday 24 May to Sunday 4 August
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“The outline of the hill turned into a giant serpent as it heaved up and down. The shock wave swept across it, creating a monster crossing the skyline.” - NG Bailey
At 10:47am on 3 February 1931, a devastating earthquake struck Hawke’s Bay. In that moment it seemed the end of the world had...
Date: Friday 24 May to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
From the onset of colonisation, European immigrants and their descendants have been bringing and maintaining their own culture in Aotearoa, including a characteristic art tradition.
These twelve artworks by five Pakeha painters illustrate the way in which people of European heritage in New...
Date: Friday 24 May to Saturday 30 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This stunning exhibition features a broad range of historic and contemporary taonga from the collection of the Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Ta-u-rangi.
Translated as 'always here', Tēnei Tonu shares diverse stories of local Iwi Ngati Kahungunu and their enduring connection to the...
Date: Friday 24 May to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Silver, valued for its rarity and attractive lustre, has for centuries been mined and formed into an extensive range of domestic, personal, religious, and ceremonial objects.
Silver is one of the most versatile and singular precious metals: it is malleable and ductile and has a relatively low...
Date: Friday 24 May to Tuesday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Project Banaba, by Banaban scholar and artist Katerina Teaiwa, explores how the island of Banaba was destroyed by phosphate mining during the 20th century, leading to the total relocation of its people on 15 December 1945.
Co-curated by Jess Mio and Yuki Kihara, this exhibition brings together...
Date: Friday 24 May to Sunday 1 September
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The House of Webb: a Victorian family's journey to Ormondville.
Follow the unusual journey of the Webb family as they leave their comfortable lifestyle in England and set out for New Zealand in 1884.
As a group of 14, they voyaged on board a vermin-infested ship to Napier, then onwards to...
Date: Friday 24 May to Sunday 3 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join exhibition curator Gail Pope on a tour of our exhibition House of Webb: A Victorian Family’s Journey to Ormondville.
Gail will give you a wonderful insight into the journey of the Webb family as they leave their comfortable lifestyle in England and set out for New Zealand in 1884. Learn...
Date: Tuesday 4 June to Tuesday 1 October
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join curator Gail Pope and explore all things shiny in this exhibition that celebrates silver objects from our collection.
Silver, valued for its rarity and attractive lustre, has for centuries been mined and formed into an extensive range of domestic, personal, religious, and ceremonial...
Date: Tuesday 4 June to Tuesday 6 August
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join our Curator for a lunch time walk discussing highlights of Napier City’s public art works.
Artworks included:
- Gold of the Kowhai
- Pin Wall
- Pania
- MTG Sea Wall
- 3 Sea Walls down by Rabbit Room
- Wave in Time art deco bronze sculpture
- Jacob Scott’s Napier Rebuilt...
Date: Wednesday 12 June to Wednesday 11 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) is a celebration of film on the finest screens in New Zealand. The event is the cultural highlight of winter in 13 towns and cities and is one of the longest running annual festivals in the country. NZIFF makes a great occasion out of movie-going...
Date: Thursday 29 August to Sunday 15 September
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“The outline of the hill turned into a giant serpent as it heaved up and down. The shock wave swept across it, creating a monster crossing the skyline.” - NG Bailey
At 10:47am on 3 February 1931, a devastating earthquake struck Hawke’s Bay. In that moment it seemed the end of the world had...
Date: Friday 24 May to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
From the onset of colonisation, European immigrants and their descendants have been bringing and maintaining their own culture in Aotearoa, including a characteristic art tradition.
These twelve artworks by five Pakeha painters illustrate the way in which people of European heritage in New...
Date: Friday 24 May to Saturday 30 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This stunning exhibition features a broad range of historic and contemporary taonga from the collection of the Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Ta-u-rangi.
Translated as 'always here', Tēnei Tonu shares diverse stories of local Iwi Ngati Kahungunu and their enduring connection to the...
Date: Friday 24 May to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Silver, valued for its rarity and attractive lustre, has for centuries been mined and formed into an extensive range of domestic, personal, religious, and ceremonial objects.
Silver is one of the most versatile and singular precious metals: it is malleable and ductile and has a relatively low...
Date: Friday 24 May to Tuesday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Project Banaba, by Banaban scholar and artist Katerina Teaiwa, explores how the island of Banaba was destroyed by phosphate mining during the 20th century, leading to the total relocation of its people on 15 December 1945.
Co-curated by Jess Mio and Yuki Kihara, this exhibition brings together...
Date: Friday 24 May to Sunday 1 September
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The House of Webb: a Victorian family's journey to Ormondville.
Follow the unusual journey of the Webb family as they leave their comfortable lifestyle in England and set out for New Zealand in 1884.
As a group of 14, they voyaged on board a vermin-infested ship to Napier, then onwards to...
Date: Friday 24 May to Sunday 3 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The New Zealand International Film Festival (NZIFF) is a celebration of film on the finest screens in New Zealand. The event is the cultural highlight of winter in 13 towns and cities and is one of the longest running annual festivals in the country. NZIFF makes a great occasion out of movie-going...
Date: Thursday 29 August to Sunday 15 September
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join exhibition curator Gail Pope on a tour of our exhibition House of Webb: A Victorian Family’s Journey to Ormondville.
Gail will give you a wonderful insight into the journey of the Webb family as they leave their comfortable lifestyle in England and set out for New Zealand in 1884. Learn...
Date: Tuesday 4 June to Tuesday 1 October
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join our Curator for a lunch time walk discussing highlights of Napier City’s public art works.
Artworks included:
- Gold of the Kowhai
- Pin Wall
- Pania
- MTG Sea Wall
- 3 Sea Walls down by Rabbit Room
- Wave in Time art deco bronze sculpture
- Jacob Scott’s Napier Rebuilt...
Date: Wednesday 12 June to Wednesday 11 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“The outline of the hill turned into a giant serpent as it heaved up and down. The shock wave swept across it, creating a monster crossing the skyline.” - NG Bailey
At 10:47am on 3 February 1931, a devastating earthquake struck Hawke’s Bay. In that moment it seemed the end of the world had...
Date: Friday 24 May to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
From the onset of colonisation, European immigrants and their descendants have been bringing and maintaining their own culture in Aotearoa, including a characteristic art tradition.
These twelve artworks by five Pakeha painters illustrate the way in which people of European heritage in New...
Date: Friday 24 May to Saturday 30 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This stunning exhibition features a broad range of historic and contemporary taonga from the collection of the Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Ta-u-rangi.
Translated as 'always here', Tēnei Tonu shares diverse stories of local Iwi Ngati Kahungunu and their enduring connection to the...
Date: Friday 24 May to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Silver, valued for its rarity and attractive lustre, has for centuries been mined and formed into an extensive range of domestic, personal, religious, and ceremonial objects.
Silver is one of the most versatile and singular precious metals: it is malleable and ductile and has a relatively low...
Date: Friday 24 May to Tuesday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The House of Webb: a Victorian family's journey to Ormondville.
Follow the unusual journey of the Webb family as they leave their comfortable lifestyle in England and set out for New Zealand in 1884.
As a group of 14, they voyaged on board a vermin-infested ship to Napier, then onwards to...
Date: Friday 24 May to Sunday 3 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join exhibition curator Gail Pope on a tour of our exhibition House of Webb: A Victorian Family’s Journey to Ormondville.
Gail will give you a wonderful insight into the journey of the Webb family as they leave their comfortable lifestyle in England and set out for New Zealand in 1884. Learn...
Date: Tuesday 4 June to Tuesday 1 October
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join our Curator for a lunch time walk discussing highlights of Napier City’s public art works.
Artworks included:
- Gold of the Kowhai
- Pin Wall
- Pania
- MTG Sea Wall
- 3 Sea Walls down by Rabbit Room
- Wave in Time art deco bronze sculpture
- Jacob Scott’s Napier Rebuilt...
Date: Wednesday 12 June to Wednesday 11 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“The outline of the hill turned into a giant serpent as it heaved up and down. The shock wave swept across it, creating a monster crossing the skyline.” - NG Bailey
At 10:47am on 3 February 1931, a devastating earthquake struck Hawke’s Bay. In that moment it seemed the end of the world had...
Date: Friday 24 May to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
From the onset of colonisation, European immigrants and their descendants have been bringing and maintaining their own culture in Aotearoa, including a characteristic art tradition.
These twelve artworks by five Pakeha painters illustrate the way in which people of European heritage in New...
Date: Friday 24 May to Saturday 30 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This stunning exhibition features a broad range of historic and contemporary taonga from the collection of the Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Ta-u-rangi.
Translated as 'always here', Tēnei Tonu shares diverse stories of local Iwi Ngati Kahungunu and their enduring connection to the...
Date: Friday 24 May to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Silver, valued for its rarity and attractive lustre, has for centuries been mined and formed into an extensive range of domestic, personal, religious, and ceremonial objects.
Silver is one of the most versatile and singular precious metals: it is malleable and ductile and has a relatively low...
Date: Friday 24 May to Tuesday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The House of Webb: a Victorian family's journey to Ormondville.
Follow the unusual journey of the Webb family as they leave their comfortable lifestyle in England and set out for New Zealand in 1884.
As a group of 14, they voyaged on board a vermin-infested ship to Napier, then onwards to...
Date: Friday 24 May to Sunday 3 November
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join our Curator for a lunch time walk discussing highlights of Napier City’s public art works.
Artworks included:
- Gold of the Kowhai
- Pin Wall
- Pania
- MTG Sea Wall
- 3 Sea Walls down by Rabbit Room
- Wave in Time art deco bronze sculpture
- Jacob Scott’s Napier Rebuilt...
Date: Wednesday 12 June to Wednesday 11 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“The outline of the hill turned into a giant serpent as it heaved up and down. The shock wave swept across it, creating a monster crossing the skyline.” - NG Bailey
At 10:47am on 3 February 1931, a devastating earthquake struck Hawke’s Bay. In that moment it seemed the end of the world had...
Date: Friday 24 May to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This stunning exhibition features a broad range of historic and contemporary taonga from the collection of the Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Ta-u-rangi.
Translated as 'always here', Tēnei Tonu shares diverse stories of local Iwi Ngati Kahungunu and their enduring connection to the...
Date: Friday 24 May to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Silver, valued for its rarity and attractive lustre, has for centuries been mined and formed into an extensive range of domestic, personal, religious, and ceremonial objects.
Silver is one of the most versatile and singular precious metals: it is malleable and ductile and has a relatively low...
Date: Friday 24 May to Tuesday 31 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join our Curator for a lunch time walk discussing highlights of Napier City’s public art works.
Artworks included:
- Gold of the Kowhai
- Pin Wall
- Pania
- MTG Sea Wall
- 3 Sea Walls down by Rabbit Room
- Wave in Time art deco bronze sculpture
- Jacob Scott’s Napier Rebuilt...
Date: Wednesday 12 June to Wednesday 11 December
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“The outline of the hill turned into a giant serpent as it heaved up and down. The shock wave swept across it, creating a monster crossing the skyline.” - NG Bailey
At 10:47am on 3 February 1931, a devastating earthquake struck Hawke’s Bay. In that moment it seemed the end of the world had...
Date: Friday 24 May to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This stunning exhibition features a broad range of historic and contemporary taonga from the collection of the Hawke's Bay Museums Trust, Ruawharo Ta-u-rangi.
Translated as 'always here', Tēnei Tonu shares diverse stories of local Iwi Ngati Kahungunu and their enduring connection to the...
Date: Friday 24 May to Wednesday 1 January
Where: MTG Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
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